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Villa Cerro Castillo to Coyhaique for new front tyres
We had a late start as it had rained over night and we prefer to pack our camping gear dry if at all possible. Our cycling American and Canadian friends Jake with his 60kg heavy bicycle, his sister Eva, and… Continue reading
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Puerto Río Tranquilo to Villa Cerro Castillo for camping
We left Puerto Río Tranquilo on a sunny morning and headed back onto the gravel road on Ruta 7 following along Lake General Carrera. The total distance for the day was “only” 120 km but it was all ripio and… Continue reading
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Puerto Río Tranquilo: visiting the Capillas de Mármol (Marble caves)
We had a very early start in the dark at 5:30am (just as we had run out of wood for the stove) to meet for a 5 hour kayaking tour at 6:55am. For our “day off”, I had booked this… Continue reading
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Puerto Guadal to Puerto Río Tranquilo
After a very nice breakfast served to our door by our host which we ate in bed, we captured the idyllic cabana and the fire station next to it before getting back onto more dirt road riding. At least the… Continue reading
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Perito Moreno to Puerto Guadal (Chile) via Chile Chico
We packed the bikes in drizzling rain and left Perito Moreno with another long day (178 km) including a border crossing into Chile (we had already filled in our SAG declaration and hoped for a quick and seamless border crossing),… Continue reading
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Gobernador Gregores to Perito Moreno
We had another long day of riding ahead of us with 355km total distance and really strong side winds forecast – only good news was that it was supposed to be all sealed roads. We added stickers with Ruta 40… Continue reading
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El Chaltén to Gobernador Gregores via Tres Lagos
We had an early start catching an amazing sunrise over the peak of Mount Fitz Roy. I then had breakfast but Andrew had indigestion from the expensive dinner the night before and almost vomited. He just ate a slice of… Continue reading
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El Calafate to El Chaltén
We had one last breakfast at our wonderful place in El Calafate before starting to pack the bikes when it started to rain – we left El Calafate in our full wet weather gear – for the first time on… Continue reading
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El Calafate: Glaciarium, Laguna Nimez, and Perito Moreno glacier
The first day in El Calafate was our day off the bikes and we strolled into town after a nice breakfast at our accommodation. Our host had recommended several things to do and the first on the list was the… Continue reading
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Rio Turbio to El Calafate via La Esperanza
The morning started with a woman knocking on our door collecting the money for the night stay – we told her that there was no hot water and she came back with a lighter and turned the gas water heater… Continue reading
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